[LINK] DIY Book Scanners Turn Your Books Into Bytes

[Stilgherrian]

On 12/12/2009, at 7:36 PM, Kim Holburn quoted:
> http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/diy-book-scanner/
>
>> ... The Reetz DIY book scanner isn’t automated–you
>> still need to stand by it to turn the pages. But it’s fast and
>> inexpensive.

Google Books uses hand-operated scanners too, as the occasional photo  
of fingers shows.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6396896/Google-Book-finger-condoms-cause-mirth.html
or
http://is.gd/5kHKL

http://www.kirtas.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/GoogleFingers.jpg

Stil


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